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Recent Examples of rototill
An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around.
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oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches.
—Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
Make a small row, drill holes, but do not rototill.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Instead of rototilling, make seed-size holes with a pencil or drag a stick down a bed to make inch-wide furrows for planting in rows.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
More destroy soil structure in the name of gardening by rototilling, irrevocably alter natural habitats by planting invasive plants and greatly change local and even regional biomes in the process.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2019
oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches.
—Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
Make a small row, drill holes, but do not rototill.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Instead of rototilling, make seed-size holes with a pencil or drag a stick down a bed to make inch-wide furrows for planting in rows.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
More destroy soil structure in the name of gardening by rototilling, irrevocably alter natural habitats by planting invasive plants and greatly change local and even regional biomes in the process.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rototill
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Just rake some into a portion of the yard and leave them over winter.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
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The controversy was somewhat Shakespearian: To rake or not to rake?Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
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The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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Slowly, the trail widened with signs of civilization: hoed rows of plantings, waxy horses.Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Plus, Shin Ha-young is given little to do in the second half of the series despite her effortless shift from warm third wheel to harrowed and weary abuse victim.Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
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And each year is a different ballot with different names, but the same limit of 10 choices among those listed.Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Individuals who experienced a business loss, property damage and economic loss, may qualify for assistance via the U.S. Small Business Administration, or other agencies listed on FEMA’s website.Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Rototill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rototill. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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